Batman Beyond
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TheBatmanof Gotham City ’s future should meetStaticagain . Although Terry McGinnis and Virgil Hawkins engross two dissimilar point in time , the DC Universe needs to happen a path for them to team up up .
When the DC Animated Universe was in full swing , theatrical role often crossbreed over into each other ’s serial publication . UnlikeBatman : The Animated SeriesorSuperman : The Animated Series , Batman BeyondandStatic Shockwere the entry distributor point for the vast bulk of fan into their earth . Not base on any comical plot line , some fans took time to conform to Terry McGinnis as the Dark Knight of tomorrow . Although Virgil Hawkins ’ hometown of Dakota came fromhis Milestone Media strip , many were introduced to him through the alive series . For these intellect , both teenage superheroes have been specify by their DCAU incarnations in the psyche of New readers . In a fan favorite episode ofStatic ShocktitledFuture Shock , Virgil traveled into the future tense and met Terry ’s Batman . With Static ’s never-ending joking and Batman ’s serious attitude , the two heroes made a compelling moral force .
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For a long time , neither Terry McGinnis ’ Batman or Static were mainstays in the DC Universe . However , Batman Beyondeventually received its own series , and Static recently return to comics after a decennary hiatus . Now that Virgil Hawkins andTerry McGinnis have made a resurgencewith their championship apart from the DCAU , it ’s the stark time for them to cross paths again . Future Shockwas a curt glimpse into their partnership , with an episode ofJustice League Unlimitedbriefly homaging their friendship . Despite existing in two different time , it would be a waste of voltage for Terry and Virgil to never team up again .
It ’s presently unclear how far away the Dakotaverse is from the mainstream DC Universe in comics . Similarly , the timeline in whichBatman Beyondexists is correct apart from ongoing persistence shared byJustice League , Superman , and other series . Regardless , there are legion ways in which Virgil could break away into Terry . With the grand scale of DC ’s Omniverse , there is an myriad amount of potential team ups from contrasting timeline . At the minute , Virgil is onlygetting his start as StaticinStatic : time of year Onewritten by Ayala Vita with nontextual matter by Nikolas Draper - Ivey .
However , this iteration of Virgil might actually get along with Terry better than his animated counterpart , as he is learning to take his superhero duty even more seriously . Although Terry has been aged up in some comics from his teenage year , a slight age gap might also add to the dyad ’s dynamic . As Virgil is other in high school , and Terry is in college , they could have a fraternal kinship . Whether Virgil travels to another world ’s New Gotham , or Terry make his fashion to Dakota , there is a lot of potential for aBatmanandStaticteam up .
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